Episode 3: When Trask Meets Tappan

This podcast is part of the Trask 250 series which documents the lives of more than 250 formerly enslaved of the Trask and Ventress families of Louisiana and Mississippi. It’s also available as a blog post.

The Marriage of Eliza Lawrence Trask and John Gallison Tappan

1894: Death record for Eliza Lawrence Trask Tappan in Brookline, MA, noting her parents, Israel Elliot Trask and Elizabeth Carter, and her husband, John Gallison Tappan.

Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com

The Tappan Brothers and Their Legacy as Abolitionists

Sundry Links:

About the Amistad case, care of the National Archives
About the Amistad Committee, care of the National Park Service
Historical Celebration of the Town of Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass, Charles McEwen Hyde, 1879, care of the Internet Archive
Regina Shober Gray Diary entry, 1878, care of New England Historic and Genealogical Society
Elias Carter House Bed and Breakfast, located in Brimfield, MA

The Trask Family and Their Legacy of Slaveholding

January 1, 1839: James Lawrence Trask of Wilkinson, MS obtains a loan from his niece, Eliza L. Trask, of New York, NY, in the amount of $17,000, due in 4 notes with 7% interest. As collateral, James put up LaGrange Plantation (4,100+ acres) and the lives of 198 enslaved people. Source: FamilySearch. Wilkinson County, MS Deed Book L, pages 413-415.

Deed Book L, Page 413 – Wilkinson County, MS – Indenture – Eliza L. Trask to James Lawrence Trask

Transcription of the names of the enslaved.

Document	Date	Name	Plantation	Location	Parties
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Randal	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Esther	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Caroline	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Alick	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Reuben	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Patsy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	John	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Big Charlotte	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nancy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nelly/Netty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Old Jack	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Dina	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Juliann	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Washington	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Eli	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Caleb	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Bradford	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Latin	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Die	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Edmund	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Ambrose	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Milly	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Becky	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hannah Smith	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Matilda	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Angeline	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Daniel	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Amy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Kitty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Violet	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Edmund Collins	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Big Matilda	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jerry	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	David	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jane	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Joe Fun	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Polly	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Preston	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nat	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Eliza	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Cherry	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Maria	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Citizen	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hannah Moss	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Dorcas	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Abel	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Savannah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hamilton	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lucy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Anderson	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Becky	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Peter	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Isaac	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Martha	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Anne	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	William	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Rose	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Henry	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Big Winny	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Peggy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Thornton	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Miles	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Edmund Cage	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jemima	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Horace	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Betsy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Delphia	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lukaniah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Patience	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hardy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sie	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Charles	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Wyatt	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Spencer	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Letty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Amy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	America Ann	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Augustus	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Clarisa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Joe Sturgis	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Violet	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Henrietta	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Bill	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Georgianna	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sinah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Mahalah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Boyer	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Makiah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Ben	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Eliza	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Bill	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Ellender	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Clarissa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Henry	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Albert	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sarah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Moosa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Katy Moosa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Sago	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jack	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jeff	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Israel	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Moses	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Old Sago	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Fatima	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Harry	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Moody	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Fenda	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Dick	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Big Ben	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Charlotte	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Rany	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Yeroba	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Moosa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Cook	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Plenty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Peter	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sally	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jenny	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Wilson	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Isaac	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Elsa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lewis	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Charles Monroe	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nancy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Charles	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Julius	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	John	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Abraham	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Phillis	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Adam	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Ebo John	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sally	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Green	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Henry Hull	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Louisa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Kiziah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sally	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	James	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nelly/Netty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Caesar	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jinny	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Walter	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Coonia	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sucky	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sam	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Violet	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Angelina	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	George	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hester	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Charles	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Elijah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Pouila	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Zuigo	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Dary	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Rutha	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Judy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Fanny	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Winny	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jim	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Mater	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Nancy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Little Katy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lydia	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Judy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Spencer	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jack	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Maria	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Robert	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Margaret	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jack	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jake	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Robert	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lewis	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Emilia	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Patsy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Dorcas	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Leah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Bill	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Cynthia	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Amy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Louisa	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sally	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sidney	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Hetty	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Emily	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Rose	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Jeff	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sam	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Mariah	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Lucy	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Bill	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Randal	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Sago	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage
Deed Book L, Page 413	January 1, 1839	Joe Moss	La Grange Plantation	Wilkinson County, MS	James L. Trask (Wilkinson, MS) to Eliza L. Trask (New York, NY) – Mortgage

May 31, 1822: James Lawrence Trask, of Wilkinson, MS secures a bond for $140,000 due to his brother Israel E. Trask of Springfield, MA, due in 10 notes with 6% interest, fulfillment of repayment by 1832, collateral of LaGrange Plantation and 150 enslaved people. James did not pay back the loan by the time Israel died in 1835. This should have meant that the 150 enslaved would have become the property of Israel, a man living in the north, in any other circumstance.

Source: FamilySearch. Wilkinson County, MS Deed Book C, Pages 250-253

1836: Estate Inventory, Israel Elliot Trask, June 13, 1836, with a second page that notes the $140,000 debt of James Lawrence Trask. It’s equivalent to more than $3.2 million today.

Source: Hampden County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Ancestry.com

1849: Administrators account for the estate of Israel Trask notes several “legacy” accounts established for the children of the deceased living in the north, funded by slavery in the south. Notation of “Cash paid Mrs. Eliza L. Tappan balance of legacy, $1,752.72.”

Source: Hampden County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Ancestry.com

1835: Will of Israel Elliot Trask, October 12, 1835, noting payment of $30,000 to his wife, Elizabeth Carter Trask. Further down, provision is set for his his children Israel Carter Trask, William Elliot Trask, Edward Trask, Elizabeth (Eliza) Lawrence Trask Tappan, Sarah Trask Onderdonk.

Source: Hampden County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Ancestry.com

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